The Road

Outside, the fog blurred the road behind them, clearing their path to a new life with a safe bed, quiet nights, deeper dreams and lighter hearts.…

Echoes

The radio didn’t work anymore, but sometimes she could still hear their voices—sometimes they laughed at her, sometimes they taunted her to go outside, sometimes they pleaded for help.…

Playing with dolls

Finding Bernard and the girls was the best thing that happened to her.…

Seeds (part 1)

“So, what are these?” Rea raised an eyebrow, waiting for Nial to finish assessing the bundle of little reddish-brown pips she found in one of her great-grandmother’s drawers. For the last few months she took the habit of stopping by Nial’s apartment after work. Unlike hers, his apartment…

Pact

I know what’s coming: ruin, for all of us, and I can’t stop it.…

Freedom

Her choices were simple: cleanse or sacrifice. …

Moon

Don't look at the moon. Stay indoors tonight.…

Fence

A short story about a woman alone in the woods reconnecting with the feelings she thought she left behind.…
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Traitor | A Short Story

The young man flinched at the festival of horror pouring from the small, flat screen on the desk: the yellow dust that engulfed entire cities, the homes consumed by fire, the snow storms, the injured and ill lying on hospital floors and on the side of the street…
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A Night of Masks and Memories: A Short Story

That night she was Marina: 25 years old, medium height, average weight, brown hair down to her shoulders; but a spark within the face survived its owner’s death. She could feel it radiating warmth and joy inside her mind, making her uncomfortable with her newfound happiness.…